CERES S-NPP Pictures

Pictures

On a slick floor made of polymer roofing material, S-NPP's solar panels glide on a cushion
of air to test the mechanisms that unfold and lock the solar array into place. Image credit: Ball Aerospace

Ball Aerospace technicians perform a pop-and-catch partial deploy of S-NPP's solar array during
this week's successful pre-environmental review in advance of flight environmental testing.
This is one of the final satellite activities being done prior to the Vibration testing,
the first phase of environmental test. Image credit: Ball Aerospace